The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-18
CITY NEWS.

AT the Theater tonight Gus Will
liams will appear in Captain MiShler.
The frigid flag Tapped around the
cold wave pole on top OF the Custom
House yesterday.
--Justics Powell presiies over the
Police Court ia the absence OF Recorder
Hadden, who Is at Nashville.
"A corps Of messenger boys will be
put on duty by the Baltimore and
Ohio Telegraph Company in few days.
Quite q number OF prominent
Memphians left for Nashville on Sun
day night In order to be present at the
Inauguration Of Gov. Taylor on yester-
day.
The County Court will assemble
on Monday morning next at the
Courthouse, but when they will hold
court 10 at present somewhat Of q
conundrum.
"A meeting OF the active members
OF the ChickRsaw Guards will coon be
held, and with view to decide
whether or not TO engage in the
Washington competitive drill.
Tho tale Of seats for the Carleton
Opera Company engagement at the
Theater will open at Mu ford's this
morning. The company will appear
in Ndnon next Thursday night.
Justice Elliott, ON Sunday, held
an Inquest upon the body of colored
woman, name unknown, whose death
was CAUSED by an overdose of NOR
phine. She resided at No. AZ Jackson
street.
AT $3.50 o'clock this afternoon, at
the Central Methodist Church, on
Union street, MIR. Is. II. Thomas, Of
Grenada, Miss, and Miss Annie POI
ton, Of Memphis, will be united in
MARI age.
r.. W. Norton, the bogus telegraph
messenger who swindled several peo-
Pile by means OF bogus dispatch 8, was
brought before the Police Court yes.
terday. He was fined $40 aud bound
over to the Criminal Oour,.
Frank Peterson, engineer, who
was 80 seriously injured by an electric
shock a. tho works OF the Brush EleC-
trio Light Company, is IT covering. He
Is badly burned in the side and hip
and his ankle was dislocsted.
The following obtained licenses TO
marry from the County Court Clerk
on yesterday: Allen Turner and Miss
Frances Rainey, J. s Bailey aid Mss
CLARA Taylor, w. r. Stone and M IS
NJ. A. Appleberry, Longe Ricci and
Mrs. Katie RomsYgio.
"A water main at the intersection
Of the alleys back Of the Adams at eet
rock pile yard burst with great forCs,
tearing up dirt and rock. The Wafer
Company people were on hand at once
and shut of the water In that section
OF the city. The necessary repairs
will be made today.
Officer Hedrick yesterday after
noon arrested young negro, Fields
Gardner, on q charge OF larceny.
Fields stole gold ring, worth 4l5,
from some gentleman who lives In
Helena, and pawned II to James Ma
honey, steward OF the James Lse, for
81 30, The ring was recovered.
Last night, near the corner Of
Second and Madison streets, one OF
h6ebIb, ErbeIb N opeou tthnJ WAS
run into by a large cotton float OF
truck, and the legs OF one Of the
mules were broken. TIE driver oil
the float whipped up his team and
got out of sight before he could be
Recognised.
DIR. Mccormack, alias Gilbert, the
"Tat exterminstor," who has bsen
chaIgel with defrau1ing people here,
was fue1 $40 yesterday in the Police
Court for vsgrsucy. A ditpa,ch 10
ceived by Chief Davis from Thomas
M. Speer-, Chief of Police at Kansas
City, said that Mccormack was "a
fraud and a dead beat"
Gen. Peter Tracy reports that
Police Chief Davis has already dis.
tributed smorg the poor, 1925 barrels
of coal, pending the result OF the
Charity Ball. Mr.. T. Lee, coal agent
of the Louisville and Nashville rail
road, has offsrsd Gen. Tracy 900 Der.
rels OF coal at cents per oushel less
than the regulsr price, which amounts
70 a donation Of s25.
Justice Barry yesterday sent John
MsMullen, q neglo rough, to jail in